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Auguste Escoffier

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Chef

The Resume

    (October 28, 1846-February 12, 1935)
    Born in Villeneuve-Loubet, France
    Birth name was Georges Auguste Escoffier
    Chef at Le Petit Moulin Rouge in Paris, The Golden Pheasant in Cannes, the Grand Hotel in Monte Carlo and the Savoy and Carlton Hotels in London
    Wrote 'Le Guide Culinaire' (1903)
    Created the dishes peach Melba and Melba toast

Why he might be annoying:

    Several of the recipes he 'created' were copied from 19th century chef Antoine Careme.
    He was let go from the Savoy for taking money from food suppliers.
    The recipes in 'Le Guide Culinaire' are daunting for a beginning cook.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the father of modern French cuisine.
    'Le Guide Culinaire' remains a textbook in many culinary schools.
    He was married to Delphine Daffis for 50 years, until she died a few days ahead of him.
    Kaiser Wilhelm II told him, 'I am the Emperor of Germany, but you are the emperor of chefs.'
    He was the first chef awarded the Legion of Honor.
    He offered to teach one of his pastry chefs, Ho Chi Minh, the art of cuisine; if Ho had not gone into politics instead, the history of Asia may have changed.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying